President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Ukraine’s negotiating team ahead of a round of trilateral meetings scheduled for this week.

The Head of State reported this on February 2.

“Almost all members of the negotiating team attended the meeting — namely Rustem Umerov, Kyrylo Budanov, Serhiy Kyslytsya, Andriy Hnatov, Oleksandr Bevz. Davyd Arakhamia will also participate in the negotiations. I outlined the framework for the conversation and specific tasks for the team”, — he wrote.

The Ukrainian delegation will also have bilateral meetings with the American side.

“Ukraine is ready for real steps. We believe it is realistic to achieve a just and lasting peace. We believe the bilateral security guarantees document with the United States is ready, and we expect further substantive work on documents concerning recovery and economic development”, — the President noted.

He added that the Ukrainian side expects that the American side can continue to be decisive in ensuring the necessary conditions for dialogue.

“The de-escalation measures that effectively took effect the night of last Friday help build people’s trust in the negotiation process and in a possible result. The war must be ended. I thank everyone in the world who helps”, — the President stressed.